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Authors

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Springer

Source Publication

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Source ISSN

1061-3749

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The Nurses Professional Values Scale-3 (NPVS-3) is an instrument derived from the American Nurses Association Code designed to measure nurses' professional values. The purpose of this study was to examine its psychometric properties. Methods: A random sample of 1,139 baccalaureate nursing students, graduate nursing students, and practicing nurses participated. The 28-item Likert-scale instrument was subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation and Kaiser normalization resulted in a 3-factor solution. Results: Findings supported internal consistency reliability of 3 factors with alpha coefficients from .80 to .91 and total scale coefficient of .94. Construct validity was supported with a factor loading range of .31–.95 across 3 factors—Caring, Activism, Professionalism. Conclusion: NPVS-3 is a psychometrically sound instrument that can be used by nursing researchers, educators, administrators, and practitioners.

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Weis, Darlene and Schank, Mary Jane, "Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Nurses Professional Values Scale-3" (2017). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 544.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/544